Publications by authors named "F Taboada Vilarino"
Background: A women's chances of getting pregnant decreases in cases of infertility, which may have several clinical etiologies. The prevalence of infertility is estimated as 10-15% worldwide. One of the causes of infertility is endometriosis, defined as the presence of an endometrial gland and/or stroma outside the uterus, inducing a chronic inflammatory reaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMinoxidil is a drug designed for the treatment of arterial hypotension. Due to its secondary effect of hypertrichosis, it is also used for alopecia treatment. We present a case of a 50-year-old female patient who was orally consuming Minoxidil for medical reasons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The primary aim of the authors' study was to evaluate the capacity of the portal vein pulsatility index (PVP) to detect fluid unresponsiveness in patients admitted to intensive care.
Design: This was a retrospective, diagnostic accuracy study SETTING: At a tertiary medical-surgical intensive care unit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Participants: Patients were included during usual care in the intensive care unit, who were evaluated by ultrasonography for the flow of the portal vein, calculating their PVP prior to fluid expansion.
Article Synopsis
- A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a specific treatment for female sexual dysfunction (FSD) by analyzing data from several major databases.
- The review included 5 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a total of 279 participants; however, due to insufficient data, meta-analysis was not possible.
- The findings indicated a significant improvement in sexual function scores and testosterone levels in women after treatment, but the overall confidence in the results was very low, highlighting the need for more research and careful patient discussions regarding the treatment’s uncertainties.
Objective: To evaluate the behavior of seminal parameters over the years - 2010 to May 2017.
Methods: A retrospective study, carried out from January 2010 to May 2017, covering men who underwent sperm examination. Seminal parameters (volume, sperm concentration, motility, morphology, age and duration of infertility in years) of 23,504 men were evaluated.